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Hardback. "Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition makes the case that the fairy tale, far from rising from the ground as a rural folk tradition, was invented by a city-bound sixteenth-century Italian literary hack, Zoan Francesco Straparola."-Adam Gopnik, New Yorker Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; DS; HBTB; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236804
- ISBN
- 9780812236804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.95
€ 80.95
Paperback. Offers social and psychological insights into the most common forms of female sufferingincest and body hatred Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814755297
- ISBN
- 9780814755297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBA; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905969
- ISBN
- 9780226905969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. For more than fifteen hundred years Yupik and proto-Yupik Eskimo people have lived at the site of the Alaskan village of Gambell on St Lawrence Island. This book views the contemporary Yupik people in terms of the beliefs and values that have contributed to the community's survival and adaptability. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 364 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295981888
- ISBN
- 9780295981888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Examines client assessment of the programs, their progress in developing attitudes and resources important for finding self-supporting employment, and their experience in finding actual employment. This title concludes with three sets of concrete recommendations for public policymakers, social service program managers, and researchers. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011106
- ISBN
- 9781589011106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.52
€ 74.52
Hardback. Examines client assessment of the programs, their progress in developing attitudes and resources important for finding self-supporting employment, and their experience in finding actual employment. This title concludes with three sets of concrete recommendations for public policymakers, social service program managers, and researchers. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011113
- ISBN
- 9781589011113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.81
€ 213.81
Paperback. Editors Dale McConkey and Peter Augustine Lawler explore the contributions that religious faith and morality can make to a civil society. Editor(s): McConkey, Dale D.; Lawler, Peter A. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 250 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HRA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739104835
- ISBN
- 9780739104835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560728955
- ISBN
- 9781560728955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.69€ 61.84
€ 79.69
€ 61.84
Hardback. Editor(s): Bagley, Glenn P. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633215788
- ISBN
- 9781633215788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 311.67€ 211.79
€ 311.67
€ 211.79
Hardback. A pious Muslim population lives in the southern German city of Stuttgart, where, even in the face of resentment and discrimination, they create meaningful lives. The author introduces and examines the lives of these individuals and communities, set within a city that accommodates the needs and sensibilities of both Muslims and non-Muslims. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSG; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386568
- ISBN
- 9781782386568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.54
€ 164.54
Hardback. This book examines how states make soldiers and what happens to fallen military elites when they no longer fit into the political spectrum. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773959
- ISBN
- 9780804773959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.71
€ 145.71
Paperback. This book examines how states make soldiers and what happens to fallen military elites when they no longer fit into the political spectrum. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804773966
- ISBN
- 9780804773966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. A brief, affordable book that provides a contemporary analysis of how economics and social class affects the concept of family today. Series: Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP). Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412998017
- ISBN
- 9781412998017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.77
€ 87.77
Paperback. Originally published: Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1974. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMF; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415665414
- ISBN
- 9780415665414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.40
€ 69.40
Paperback. This interdisciplinary text examines five different components of family health--biology, behavior, social-cultural circumstances, the environment, and health care--and the ways they affect the abilities of family members to perform well in their homes, workplaces, and communities. Series: Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP). Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412998932
- ISBN
- 9781412998932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.69
€ 88.69
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669981
- ISBN
- 9780816669981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Paperback. The field of family studies has recently seen the development of a more specialized focus on the character of particular relationships. The nature of these relationships may take many forms but typically involves individuals who view themselves as a unit with a long-term commitment to continue their relationship. Editor(s): Milardo, Robert M.; Duck, Steve. Series: Wiley Series on Social and Personal Relationships. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 360 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471491521
- ISBN
- 9780471491521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.29
€ 92.29
Paperback. Originally published in 1990 this second revised edition shows how to help a family struggle through one of their member's terminal illness and death, offering clinical examples and interventions. The book shows how families change the way in which they function and gives examples of factors that will influence how they cope. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN2; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787940508
- ISBN
- 9780787940508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive analysis of family issues in Eastern Europe. Bringing together scholars from 14 Eastern European countries, this book explains family processes in that particular country focusing on the historic, social and economic contexts and the impact they have on families. It also provides demographic information about families. Editor(s): Robila, Mihaela. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762311163
- ISBN
- 9780762311163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.92
€ 122.92
Hardback. The author shows how a new commercial and learned print culture attempted to write and regulate individual and collective practices in terms of a master idiom of family, sexuality, and gender upon which a post-revolutionary national community would turn. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722247
- ISBN
- 9780804722247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sousa, Liliana. Num Pages: 202 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923283
- ISBN
- 9781606923283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.57€ 81.20
€ 116.57
€ 81.20
Paperback. The enduring and multi-faceted significance of families in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change have ensured that families remain a prominent focus of academic enquiry. This book proposes a new conceptual framework that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346438
- ISBN
- 9781861346438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. This book analyses the specific ways in which family lives have changed and how they have been affected by the major structural and cultural changes of the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347886
- ISBN
- 9781861347886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. Deals with the idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century. This work states that the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 29 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232426
- ISBN
- 9780520232426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44